Cheilon Glacier

The Mont Blanc de Cheilon with the Cheilongletscher

The Cheilongletscher (French Glacier de Cheilon ) forms the posterior end of the valley of the Val des Dix in the Valais Alps, in the south of the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is 3.3 km long, in 1995, the area was determined to be 4.07 km ².

The Cheilongletscher occurs at the northern foot of Mont Blanc de Cheilon of two side arms. The western side of the glacier takes its starting point at the fissured hanging Col de Cheilon ( 3243 m), is about the connection to Giétrozgletscher. The eastern side arm has its origin at the Col de la Serpentine ( 3547 m), where it is associated with the Serpentinegletscher and the Tsijiore - Nouve Glacier. In the Valley of Cheilongletscher flows at a relatively low inclination to the north, where he ( 3548 m ) to the west and by the de pointes Tsena Réfien is lined (up to 3500 m ) in the east of the Luette. The glacier ends already at an altitude of about 2620 m. The melted water flows to the Lac des Dix and the Dixence the Rhone.

During the high stage of the Little Ice Age in the mid- 19th century, the Cheilongletscher was about 1.5 km longer than today and ended then at the height of the dam today. On a ledge west of the glacier is at 2928m the Cabane des Dix, a hut from the Swiss Alpine Club SAC. It serves as an important starting point for mountain climbing and glacier tours in the area of Mont Blanc de Cheilon.